About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Cindy
Cindy Hamilton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Wyoming with 30 years of social work experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, anger, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.
She has spent most of her career supporting youth and people connected to the foster care and criminal justice systems. She believes children belong in permanent, safe family settings when possible and works on adoption preparation, reunification, guardianship, and birth family involvement.
Cindy draws on long-term practice and lived experience as a foster and adoptive parent. That background informs how she talks through parenting questions and blended family issues. She also helps people dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, and the special needs of children of incarcerated parents.
Her work includes practical skills for managing depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and the effects of abuse and neglect. She uses straightforward strategies to address codependency, guilt and shame, isolation, and problems that follow life transitions.
Cindy's style is relaxed and direct, with a sense of humor when appropriate. She starts from where a person is and collaboratively looks for workable steps toward change. Dignity and respect are central to how she engages with people.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person sets the pace and goals. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental place to sort through parenting decisions, family tensions, or grief.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches practical skills for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping with life changes by trying small behavior experiments and practicing new thinking patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, builds skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those tools can be useful for managing strong reactions, family conflict, and patterns like codependency.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those methods as progress is observed.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a workday, keep shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. The focus online is the same as in person: practical skills, problem solving, and real-world steps you can use at home.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Wyoming, North Dakota
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family concerns does she help with?
She works with issues like adoption preparation, blended family problems, caregiver stress, and parenting challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a relaxed, direct counseling style and draws on client-centered, solution-focused, and motivational approaches.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience as a social worker and clinician serving youth and families.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in North Dakota and Wyoming and is based in Wyoming.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.